LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The Beatles were the best thing to happen to Liverpool, even four and a half decades after their breakup. The British newspaper The Telegraph reports a study by the Liverpool City Council has found The Beatles contribute $118 million a year to the local economy and su…

DALLAS (AP) — A lock of John Lennon's hair is for sale. Heritage Auctions estimates a 4-inch lock of Lennon's hair will sell for at least $10,000 at auction in Dallas on February 20. A German hairdresser trimmed Lennon's hair in preparation for his role as Gripweed in the 1967 f…

NEW YORK (AP) — They love us, yeah! yeah! yeah!At 12:01 a.m. local time on Dec. 24 around the world, the Beatles' music will be available for streaming from a wide range of outlets, a representative announced Wednesday.Streaming services that will carry the Fab Four's musical catalog include: Apple …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — An acoustic guitar that John Lennon used to record and write "Love Me Do," ''I Want to Hold Your Hand" and other hit songs has sold for $2.4 million at auction.Julien's Auctions said the Gibson J-160E guitar was sold Saturd…

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people joined Yoko Ono and tried to set a world record for largest group of human bodies forming a peace sign.The record attempt to honor Ono's husband, John Lennon, didn't succeed. Still, the Central Park crowd celebrated the upcoming birthday of the lat…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ringo Starr says his heart started to sing when he was going through some old junk and found a box of photos of The Beatles he forgot he had taken. The photos have been compiled into a book called "Photograph By Ringo Starr," out this week...

NEW YORK (AP) — A part of Beatles history has been sold at auction. Heritage Auctions says the first contract ever signed by the group fetched more than $90,000. The deal was for the group to record a rock version of "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean...

NEW YORK (AP) — Over 800 items owned by Ringo Starr and his wife, Barbara Bach, including a three-piece drum kit he used in over 200 performances and recordings, will be auctioned later this year.Ringo's first 1963 Ludwig Oyster black pearl that he played between May 1963 and February 196…